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mazzard
[ maz-erd ]
noun
- a wild sweet cherry, Prunus avium, used as a rootstock for cultivated varieties of cherries.
mazzard
/ ˈmæzəd /
noun
- a wild sweet cherry tree, Prunus avium, often used as a grafting stock for cultivated cherries
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mazzard1
C16: perhaps related to mazer
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Example Sentences
Mazzard turned and glanced down at the floor upon which he stood, then at the stained stone which formed the cover of the vault.
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With a yell of savage delight Black Mazzard began to descend, followed by his crew.
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The Mazzard now used for stocks has the faults of the species to which it belongs.
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Cherries on Mahaleb are hardier to cold than those on Mazzard stocks.
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What will you do—stop and serve under Captain Mazzard, or shall we go?
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